FG targets $500m import savings with new palm oil estates
The Federal Government has unveiled a coordinated plan to revive Nigeria’s palm oil industry, aiming to cut import bills by up to $500 million annually through a public-private investment model built on large-scale estates and downstream processing.
COVID-19: Agric coalition calls for $350bn annually to eradicate global hunger
As 13 Public Devt Banks to strengthen investments in food, agriculture By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Following enormous pressure caused by climate change and the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic on the global food system, affecting poor countries most, the Food and Land Use Coalition, Wednesday, called for $350 billion annually to eradicate global hunger and […]
Technology, innovation will galvanise N13trn livestock industry ― NIAS
…sets to hold 9th ASAN-NIAS Annual Meeting Nov 15th –18th By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja The Nigerian Institute of Animal Science, NIAS, Thursday, disclosed that the nation’s N13 trillion livestock industry could be galvanized into a major revenue-generating avenue with the application of technology and innovations. This was made known by the Registrar and […]
Farmers use private warehouses for storage in South-South zone — Survey
In the absence of functional government silos in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers, farmers across the four states now utilise private warehouses as alternative storage facilities for their grains. A survey across the states by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) however shows that some farmers, who can afford it, make arrangements to store […]
NASC set to hold SeedConnect 2020 Digital Webinar Series Nov 3,4
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The National Agricultural Seed Council, NASC, has disclosed readiness to hold its SeedConnect2020 Digital Webinar Series on November 3 and 4, 2020. The Director General, NASC, Dr Olusegun Ojo, made this known in a statement explained that the 2020 edition which also is third in the series with theme, ‘Building […]
Faruk Mudi’s caretaker cttee is illegal to us — AFAN President
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The National President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Arc Kabir Ibrahim, weekend, declared Faruk Mudi’s caretaker committee of the association illegal. This was contained in statement signed by the Ibrahim on behalf of AFAN, where he explained that the action by one of the Board of Trustees of […]
